Crystal structures and enhanced luminescence of Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes containing conjugated organic ligands

By self-assembly of delocalized organic ligands (L¹ and L²) with Cd(SCN)₂, ZnI₂ and Zn(NCS)₂, three luminescent complexes ZnI₂(L¹)₂ (I), [Cd(L¹)₂(μ_1,3-SCN)₂] _n (II) and Zn(NCS)₂(L²)₂ (III) were obtained (L¹ = 2-{5,5-dimethyl-3-[2-(pyridine-4-yl)ethenyl]cyclohex-2-enylidene}propanedinitrile and L² = 2-{5,5-dimethyl-3-[2-(pyridine-3-yl)ethenyl]cyclohex-2-enylidene}propanedinitrile). The structures of the complexes were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (CIF files CCDC nos. 1406116 (I), 1406115 (II), and 1400360 (III)). In complex I, Zn(II) is coordinated by two functional organic ligands and two I^– ions, to form a I₂N₂ distorted tetrahedral geometry. In 1D coordination polymer II, the Cd(II) centers show six-coordinated geometries, two organic ligands and four SCN^– ions involve in coordination with each Cd(II) center. The thiocyanate groups show μ_1,3-SCN bridging coordination modes and the adjacent Cd(II) ions are bridged by double μ_1,3-SCN ions to form an infinite chain. In complex III, Zn(II) is coordinated by two functional organic ligands and two NCS^– groups, to form a N₄ distorted tetrahedral geometry. Compared with the free ligands, the complexes show superior luminescent property with red-shift and enhancement of fluorescence intensity.     

Experimental realization of an exact solution to the Vlasov equations for an expanding plasma

We study the expansion of ultracold neutral plasmas in the regime in which inelastic collisions are negligible. The plasma expands due to the thermal pressure of the electrons, and for an initial spherically symmetric Gaussian density profile, the expansion is self-similar. Measurements of the plasma size and ion kinetic energy using fluorescence imaging and spectroscopy show that the expansion follows an analytic solution of the Vlasov equations for an adiabatically expanding plasma.     

Growth and characterization of model oxide catalysts

Oxide catalysts are frequently used to convert toxic species to environmentally benign molecules, and to prevent the formation of toxic species in the first place. In this paper, growth and characterization of model oxide systems employed in both approaches is discussed. An example of the former approach is the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO emitted from power plants by NH₃, which employs tungsten and vanadium oxides supported on the anatase polymorph of TiO₂. To model SCR catalysts, epitaxial titanium, vanadium and tungsten oxide films were grown using molecular beam epitaxy and magnetron sputtering. Two different anatase orientations were grown on LaAlO₃ substrates and their interactions with vanadia were characterized. On LaAlO₃ (0 0 1), anatase exposed a (4 × 1) reconstructed (0 0 1) surface. Vanadia lifted the reconstruction and at 1 ML a (1 × 1) surface with mostly V⁵⁺ was observed. Continued V₂O₅ growth led to loss of order, but at high temperatures epitaxial VO₂ could be grown; vanadia behaved similarly on anatase films on LaAlO₃ (1 1 0). Results suggested that the monolayer is pseudomorphic with O adsorption oxidizing the surface V to 5+, since the anatase structure cannot accommodate more bulk oxygen, only a monolayer can be pseudomorphic and have only V⁵⁺. Thus the vanadia monolayer has unique structural and chemical properties that can help explain why vanadia monolayers on TiO₂ are much more active than bulk V₂O₅. For WO₃, a series of added row reconstructions were observed as the epitaxial films were reduced. The effect of these structures on surface chemistry was characterized by studying 1-propanol adsorption. The results indicated that the structure of the WO₃ surface did not alter its catalytic function but had a strong effect on reaction kinetics. As an example of a system where catalysts prevent the formation of toxic species, the reactivity of oxidized Pd surfaces used in CH₄ catalytic combustion were studied. An ordered PdO-like monolayer was found to be less reactive towards CO than adsorbed O on Pd. On the other hand, the PdO layer favored a lower activation energy C₃H₆ oxidation pathway. The results indicated that Pd oxidation reduces the sticking coefficient of reactive species but once molecules adsorb, the oxide surface can reduce the activation energy for subsequent reaction.     

The study of novel Fe3O4@γ-Fe2O3 core/shell nanomaterials with improved properties

The surface structure of the iron oxide nanoparticles obtained by the co-precipitation method has been investigated, and a thin layer of α-FeOOH absorbed on surface of the nanoparticle is confirmed by analyses of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPS). After annealed at 400 °C, the α-FeOOH can be converted to γ-Fe₂O₃. The simple-annealed procedure resulted in the formation of Fe₃O₄@γ-Fe₂O₃ core/shell structure with improved stability and a higher magnetic saturation value, and also the simple method can be used to obtain core/shell structure in other similar system.     

Investigation of Random Response of Rotational Shell When Considering Geometric Nonlinear Behaviour

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利用铝＋氮或钛＋氮离子束辅助沉积改善纯铁摩擦学性能的研究

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Nonlinear analysis of a structure loaded by a stochastic excitation

For a non-linear system excited by a stochastic load which is expressed as a time series,a recursive method based on the Z-transform is presented.To identify the obtained response time series,a discrete wavelet transform (DWT) technique is proposed.     

喹唑啉类衍生物的合成及抗菌活性研究进展

喹唑啉类化合物具有广泛的生物活性,在农药和医药领域受到了人们越来越多的关注.将不同药效团引入到喹唑啉骨架中,经结构修饰后能产生一系列具有抗菌活性的喹唑啉类化合物.本工作对近年来该类化合物的研究进行了综述,并对其发展前景进行了展望.     

Water-soluble and fluorescent dendritic perylene bisimides for live-cell imaging

We prepared dendritic perylene bisimide probes with triblock structures: perylene bisimides fluorescence cores, branched oligo(glutamic acid)s and polyethylene glycol chains. These probes showed good water solubility, low cytotoxicity and strong fluorescence in live cells.